Richard Donnelly is backing Mickey Harte to stay on as Tyrone senior football manager in 2020.

Former Footballer of the Year Sean Cavanagh suggested that the legendary manager should step aside after the Red Hands lost their All-Ireland semi-final to Kerry but Donnelly disagrees:

“He’s a serious character. He’s done a lot for Tyrone football and he’s done a lot for this current team,” he told The Irish Examiner.

“He’s given us all the Tyrone jersey, from starting off, so we owe Mickey everything. He has another year left on his contract so we’re definitely just looking forward to playing for him.

“Listen, that’s the nature of sport, whenever a defeat comes, the first thing people look at it is who is leading the team. It’s up to us as players to look at how we can get to another final, how we can improve and get better. That’s before we start looking anywhere else. Since the Kerry defeat, players are firstly looking within themselves.”

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